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Uber drivers could soon be traveling the streets of downtown Tuscaloosa.

City Council members failed to reach a unanimous vote on the matter this week, but the council will vote again next week and this time, a majority vote will give Uber the green light to return.

Councilman Kip Tyner said he will vote no anyway.

"I didn't vote against Uber," Tyner said. "I voted kind of for a fair playing field."

Tyner said that fair playing game should include individual business licenses for each Uber driver. He said local taxi cab and limo drivers also have to go through more thorough background checks than what Uber drivers would be required to.

"I wish that the city would do the individual background checks," Tyner said. "I wish we would do the inspections on the cars, instead of having that independently done."

Tyner said Uber would only pay $5,000 for one business license for all of its drivers.

He fears taxi cab companies will go out of business. And while Uber does background checks on drivers, Tyner wants the city to do its own checking.

He says his biggest concern in all of this is public safety.

"You know, we had three incidents in Tuscaloosa over a year ago where three Uber drivers were arrested. One was for DUI and for drugs," Tyner said.

WVTM 13 News spoke to the owner of E and C Taxi Service on the phone Friday. He said he's just too upset to talk about Uber's possible return.